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Circus . Held In BY STANLEY HENSIfY Staff Writer "Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages! The greatest show on earth l!" T h u s, Columbians wit nessed the first Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to visit this city since the early fif ties. But this circus visit featured certain things of which the audi ence was not aware. Unlike m o s t exhibition halls, Carolina Coliseum was able to house the c i r c u a animals. Ele phants, horses, camels, llamas, tig ers, ponies and other animals were housed in one of the huge storage rooms in the Coliseum. The room looks like a parking garage when empty, but during the circus it was an indoor zoo. Ridin Towers Col The Men's Towers Council will hold its spring semester session Monday night. Prpoal icl Rid he inu tion of freshman rat season, in terior phones in all towers dormi tories and a study room on each ~he he Based on the Pu IC[IP TIS AD AND Bring this ad to our e Box Officee and be admitted for. Perfornr. USC C4 According to Lee Ashley, chief of maintenance at the Coliseum, "everything went perfect, there were no problems with the animals whatsoever, t h o u g h we worried that perhaps the elephants might reach up and activate the sprin kler system." The performers lived in their trailers but u a e d the Coliseum dressing rooms and m o v e d in where space was available-into e m p t y offices a n d concession stands, as well as the designated dressing areas. Precision and timing were im portant elements for the circus as they moved in Friday morning at 5 and had the first show nine hours later. The circus was gone Sunday at midnight, less than three hours after their last show. Ringling Brothers contracted Staff Photo by Chuck Keefer High uncil Meets floor are expected to be reviewed by the council. One proposal concerns the al lowance of women visitation in men's dormitories. If t he b ill passes it will be presented to the Board of Women Visitors. This is "The Fixer''..who courage... until courage' lit zer Prize-winning novel by B the fixer -AIdn Bates 1:30 -4:00 -6:30 -9:00 kances 31iseum feed and hay from a local firm and the Jones Garbage Disposal Co. kept the animal areas clean. However, a secretary in a Coliseum office said, "We could smell the animals though, and sometimes too much." But she added, "It really wasn't as bad as I imagined." Ashley said, "The circus a n d Jones Garbage Disposal did every thing, we just opened the Coliseum to them. We did cut the seating capacity for safety reasons, though." Ashley had expressed apprehen sion about adverse effects on the Tartan floor but this p r o v e d groundless. He said the floor was ready for basketball. Coliseum officials said, "We're extremely satisfied, it was a great financial s u c c e s s and Ringling Brothers were immensely pleased. Ringling Brothers officials espe cially liked having the animals housed here rather than in adja cent buildings and commented on what an ideal arrangement they had." Coliseum officials said that plans are being considered to bring the circus back next year and on an annual basis. They explained t h a t Ringling Brothers has two different cir cuses, the Red and the Blue. Thus next year's circus would be differ ent but equal in variety if they come back. Slater Fo, Improved BY BARBARA LEE EIKNER Staff Writer ARA Food Services on campus intends to inaugurate new plans and programs which they feel will be more successful among students, accoroing to Don Parlamento, new director of food services here. Slater has examined the items which were on the petition circu lated last semester among students and hopes to make a formal state ment to the students on how the (ining service reacted to e a c h, Parlamento said. The food service director pointed to several visible changes made, such as a cleaner environment. Sandwiches "to go" have b e e n placed in the cafeterias. There is also evidence of better prepara tion of food, he said. Parlamento feels that having in formal sessions with students can become very valuable in finding out what foods and services they want. didn't Iknow NdS l he hdd left. ~rfdrd MddmUd. 0e tesuta Md A tamer makes animals ol in Ringling Brothers and Economic Dr. Williard L. Thorp, an expert on economics and business who was to speak at the Visiting Scholar Lecture Feb. 11, postponed because of a snow storm in New York. resees Service Students disagreeing with any plans are expected to give reasons for disagreement so that Slater will be a b l e to re-examine the plans. Parlamento said he feels that an increase in the number of peo ple on the board plan cannot be assured by solving problems with the food but Slater hopes to stimu late such an increase. He said he feels that the food service can solve problems that arise and maintain satisfaction among students. "The food service c a n n o t produce for individuals, buL is mainly concerned in produc ing for the entire student body," Parlamento said. THE SPAGHETl 7! Price In SPAG Tossed Ieed Bread J TUESDAY & SAT The Girls ArE 629 MAIN STREET RIGHT ACROSS MI Paxton Quig CourS . .. . Anc kinda' run downi * * He's the A exhausted captive of three young c. ladies, with * a unique idea of revenge.[ 2ND WEEK . Starts March 12 Reserv Enagement -- "THE LIC or~ wther Tiger Tamin 6ey in an act Bailey Circus 3 Barnum and Campus News Beat s Expert Dr. Richard W. Molton of the business administration d e p a r t ment said that the speech entitled "Foreign Affairs a n d Domestic Relations" has been tentatively re scheduled for March 24 and 25. Dr. Molton added that Phi Beta Kappa, the sponsoring organiza tion, plans to follow the same format that had been planned for last week. Dr. Thorp will also speak to eco nomics, international relations, po litical science and business admin istration classes. YEARBOOK ORDERS Students will have a n o t h e r chance to order a Garnet and Black yearbook next week, in the Russell House lobby Monday through Fri day, between 9 and 5. The price is $2. ANNUAL STAFF The Garnet and Black will ac cept applications for next year's annual staff Feb. 24-28. Those in terested in working for the year book should come to room 312 in the Russell House or mail appli cation to Box 5132. BIRD ri SPECIAL 5. reludes: HETTI Salad Tea a Butter URDAY 5-8 P.M. Invited Too! COLUMBIA, .. C. OM HONEYCOMBS 'Hey had the I he's feeling ME RICAN INTERNTiONAL...-.. IN -wer MiMiEUX -3:30-5:20-7-9 =Foxm a Seat N IN WINTER" Staff P b by ca stkVA t the Coliseum last weekend. ro Speak ID'S FOR FLICKS I) cards will be checked at fu ture University Union movies, ac cording to Bruce Smith, chairman of the movies committee. Smith said that the movies are limited to students, faculty, their families and guests and ID's will be checked at the door in accord. ance with the policy of the movie distributors. STORY CONTEST The Hypatian Literary Society is sponsoring a short story contest in which $15 will be awarded for first prize. Second place winner will receive $10. Third prize is $5. The deadline for the contest is April 1 and stories shoul d be mailed to Box U6182. For further iraformation call 777-8033. sport keyed fi Shown. but one mnat< holiday collection. ho an enviable tan. The i you in 100% cotton dlashedl with color lhe sit up and notice! Me fied flair panIft with el ticized waist; chromii yellow, 8.00. V-.neck tee-shirt in navy/yel low "white stripes, 10.00. Found in Davison's Junior Sportswear, 2nd floor. Freshman Awards Offered "Applications are beginning to pour in" for the new Carolina Scholars p r o g r a m, according to Charles H. Witten, vice president for student affairs. Ten awards, each totaling $1,250 per year for four years, will be made this year to graduates of South Carolina high schools who will enroll as freshmen. The Caro lina Scholars program was insti (tuted this year through efforts of the USC Educational Founda tion. ' Candidates will be screened on the basis of "scholarship, charac. ter, leadership, breadth of inter est and future promise." "Generally," according to Wit ten, "nominees should be in the top 25 per cent of their graduating class and have achieved a score of at least 1100 on the SAT portion of the CEEB." Some 75 students have already applied, Witten estimated.' Dead line for applications is Feb. 15 and scholars will be announced by April 1. "The Carolina Scholars award differs from the normal Univer sity scholarship in that not only do we look for academic promise, but also for character and leader. ship," Witten said. The scholarship program in cludes the Solomon Blatt scholar. ship awards. Although 10 awards will be given this year, Witten said more would be given in the future. expert WaIcA andl ,jirw. kepairing 2024 DEVINE STREET FIVE POINTS mates >r spring h-mate from our spring und for sun 'n surf, and irl-watcher's girl--that s knits will di as SON'